Method and system for creating video heat maps

ABSTRACT

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards system and method for creating video heat maps, comprising a computing device comprises a user engagement data collecting module configured to collect user engagement data with time stamps when the user creates the video content and viewing video content, the video creating module configured to transfer the collected user engagement data to the server. The server comprising a user engagement data analyzing module configured to analyze the collected user engagement data and generate the heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data. The user engagement data analyzing module configured to transfer the generated heat maps to the computing device. The user engagement data collecting module configured to display the heat maps as a heat map bar and the user performed actions with icons.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application claims priority benefit of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 63/341,429, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FORCREATING HEAT MAPS”, filed on 13 May 2022. The entire contents of thepatent application are hereby incorporated by reference herein in itsentirety.

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to providing an engagement Heat map onevery video on the feed, which visually communicates the user-drivenengagements happening during the entire duration of the video. The Heatmap can be a colorful visualization that is a much faster way tocontextualize aggregate user engagement for a given video. It givesviewers a useful impression of what works well on a video and can helpguide them to create exciting content. Viewers receive a snapshot of howother viewers are engaging with the video. The Heat map indicates therelative concentration of engagement at various times during the runtimeof the video.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, streaming media has gained widespread popularity, withusers consuming video content across various platforms, including socialnetworking sites, professional content platforms, and commercial contentcreated by brands and companies. However, existing short video platformsprovide limited engagement metrics for users, as viewers can only viewthe total count of engagement metrics on a particular video withoutassociating them with specific segments of the video. Furthermore,viewers may skip videos if they find the first few seconds unengaging,which could cause them to miss out on potentially exciting contenttowards the end. This presents a challenge for new content creators whowish to identify the specific creative aspects of a video responsiblefor generating high levels of engagement from viewers on other shortvideo platforms.

In the light of the aforementioned discussion, there exists a need for acertain system and method for creating heat maps based on viewerengagement data with novel methodologies that would overcome theabove-mentioned challenges.

SUMMARY

The following invention presents a simplified summary of the disclosurein order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary isnot an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identifykey/critical elements of the invention or delineate the scope of theinvention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed hereinin a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description thatis presented later.

An objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a method andsystem for creating heat maps.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towardsanalyzing user engagement with video content by identifying the specificcreative aspects of the video.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towardsgenerating heat maps based on the video content with far less effort.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards enablingthe user to select a story/script on the computing device to createautomated transition videos.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat detects inflection points in the music track.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat detects story/script inflection points.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat enables transitions at the inflection points.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat focuses on providing engagement metrics to viewers and contentcreators.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat allows viewers to identify the specific segments of the video thatgenerated high levels of engagement.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat enables content creators to adjust their content accordingly tomaximize engagement.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat analyzes viewer behavior, and engagement metrics and providesinsights into viewer preferences and interests.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat provides viewer behavior information to content creators to developtargeted content that is tailored to their viewer's interests.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards enablingthe user to create new videos.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat aggregates user engagement of the individual user.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat displays a heat map of the video content on the computing device.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towardsdisplaying a graphical representation of the engagement data.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towardsdisplaying a heat map bar on a computing device.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat organizes the music tracks to mark specific points for transitions.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat allows the user to mark their custom transition points on the audiotrack before recording the transition videos.

Another objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a systemthat allows the user to mark their custom transition points on the audiotrack after recording the video.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, enabling auser to login into a user engagement data collecting module by providinguser credentials.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, enablesthe user to access a special icon to create videos and view availablevideos after successful user login.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,collecting user engagement data with time stamps when the user createsthe video content and views video content by the user engagement datacollecting module.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,transferring collected user engagement data to a server by the userengagement data collecting module over a network.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,receiving the collected user engagement data from the user engagementdata collecting module by a user engagement data analyzing moduleenabled in the server.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,analyzing the user engagement data by the user engagement data analyzingmodule.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,generating the heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data bythe user engagement data analyzing module.

According to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure,transferring the generated heat maps to the computing device by the userengagement data analyzing module over the network.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the following, numerous specific details are set forth to provide athorough description of various embodiments. Certain embodiments may bepracticed without these specific details or with some variations indetail. In some instances, certain features are described in less detailso as not to obscure other aspects. The level of detail associated witheach of the elements or features should not be construed to qualify thenovelty or importance of one feature over the others.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a schematic representation of asystem for creating heat maps, in accordance with one or more exemplaryembodiments.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram depicting an embodiment of the user engagementdata collecting module 114 on the computing device, in accordance withone or more exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting an embodiment of the user engagementdata analyzing module 116 on server 106, in accordance with one or moreexemplary embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram depicting a method for creating video heatmaps, in accordance with one or more exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the details of a digitalprocessing system in which various aspects of the present disclosure areoperative by execution of appropriate software instructions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in itsapplication to the details of construction and the arrangement ofcomponents set forth in the following description or illustrated in thedrawings. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and ofbeing practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is tobe understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is forthe purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

The use of “including”, “comprising” or “having” and variations thereofherein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalentsthereof as well as additional items. The terms “a” and “an” herein donot denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence ofat least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms “first”,“second”, and “third”, and so forth, herein do not denote any order,quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one elementfrom another.

Referring to FIG. 1 is a block diagram 100 depicting a schematicrepresentation of a system for creating video heat maps, in accordancewith one or more exemplary embodiments. The system may be configured totrack and understand user (for ex: viewer) behavior while watch videoshosted by another user. Here another user may be a client. The system100 includes a computing device 102, a network 104, a server 106, aprocessor 108, a camera 110, a memory 112, a user engagement datacollecting module 114, a user engagement data analyzing module 116, adatabase server 118, and a database 120.

The computing device 102 may include user device. The computing device102 may include, but is not limited to, a personal digital assistant,smartphones, personal computers, a mobile station, computing tablets, ahandheld device, an internet enabled calling device, an internet enabledcalling software, a telephone, a mobile phone, a digital processingsystem, and so forth. The computing devices 102 may include theprocessor 108 in communication with a memory 112. The processor 108 maybe a central processing unit. The memory 112 is a combination of flashmemory and random-access memory.

The computing device 102 may be communicatively connected to the server106 via the network 104. The network 104 may include, but not limitedto, an Internet of things (IoT network devices), an Ethernet, a wirelesslocal area network (WLAN), or a wide area network (WAN), a Bluetooth lowenergy network, a ZigBee network, a WIFI communication network e.g., thewireless high speed internet, or a combination of networks, a cellularservice such as a 4G (e.g., LTE, mobile WiMAX) or 5G cellular dataservice, a RFID module, a NFC module, wired cables, such as theworld-wide-web based Internet, or other types of networks may includeTransport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or deviceaddresses (e.g. network-based MAC addresses, or those provided in aproprietary networking protocol, such as Modbus TCP, or by usingappropriate data feeds to obtain data from various web services,including retrieving XML data from an HTTP address, then traversing theXML for a particular node) and so forth without limiting the scope ofthe present disclosure.

Although the computing device 102 is shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment ofthe system 100 may support any number of computing devices. Thecomputing device 102 may be operated by the user. The user may include,but not limited to, an individual, a client, an operator, a contentcreator, and the like. The computing device 102 supported by the system100 is realized as a computer-implemented or computer-based devicehaving the hardware or firmware, software, and/or processing logicneeded to carry out the computer-implemented methodologies described inmore detail herein.

In accordance with one or more exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the computing device 102 includes the camera 110 may beconfigured to enable the user to capture the multimedia objects usingthe processor 108. The multimedia objects may include, but not limitedto short videos, videos, looping videos, and the like. The computingdevices 102 may include the user engagement data collecting module 114in the memory 112.

The user engagement data collecting module 114 may be configured toenable the user to view the videos on the computing device. The userengagement data collecting module 114 may be configured to collect thedata about users (for ex: viewers) engage with videos by identifyingparts of a video that they (users) re-watch, pause, skip, track. Theuser engagement data collecting module 114 may be configured to collectthe data about user selected music tracks, selected script on thecomputing device. The user engagement data collecting module may also beconfigured to enable the user to select music tracks on the computingdevice 102 to create a video with transitions. The user engagement datacollecting module 114 may also be configured to enable the user tocreate or record video segments or upload pre-recorded video segments orphotos on the computing device. The user engagement data collectingmodule 114 may be any suitable applications downloaded from GOOGLE PLAY®(for Google Android devices), Apple Inc.'s APP STORE® (for Appledevices), or any other suitable database. The user engagement datacollecting module 114 may be desktop application which runs on Windowsor Linux or any other operating system and may be downloaded from awebpage or a CD/USB stick etc. In some embodiments, the user engagementdata collecting module 114 may be software, firmware, or hardware thatis integrated into the computing device 102. The computing devices 102may present a web page to the user by way of a browser, wherein thewebpage comprises a hyper-link may direct the user to uniform resourcelocator (URL).

The server 106 may include a user engagement data analyzing module 116,a database server 118, and a database 120. The user engagement dataanalyzing module 116 may be configured to generate heat maps byanalyzing collected user engagement data. The collected user engagementdata includes metadata, user selected music track, user selected musictrack, video transition points. The user engagement data analyzingmodule 116 may be configured to detect inflection points on the musictrack. The user engagement data analyzing module 116 may also beconfigured to provide start and stops points corresponding to thetransition points on the music track and story to create automatedtransition videos. The user engagement data analyzing module 116 mayalso be configured to provide server-side functionality via the network104 to one or more users. The database server 118 may be configured toaccess the one or more databases. The database 120 may be configured tostore generated heat maps. The database 120 may also be configured tostore interactions between the modules of the user engagement datacollecting module 114 and the user engagement data analyzing module 116.

In accordance with one or more exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the computing device 102 may be configured to establishcommunication with the server 106 over the network 104. The computingdevice 102 may include the user engagement data collecting module 114.The user engagement data collecting module 114 may be configured toenable the user to access a special icon, thereby redirecting the userto a track screen and displaying music track library to the user on thetrack screen. The video user engagement data collecting module 114 maybe configured to allow the user to access and select a music track fromthe music track library. The user engagement data collecting module 114may be configured to allow the user to access and select script from thescript library. The user engagement data collecting module 114 may beconfigured to transfer the user selected music track to the server 106over the network 104. The user engagement data analyzing module 116 maybe receive the user engagement data with video content. The userengagement data analyzing module 116 may be configured to perform audioanalysis on the user selected music track and detect one or moreinflection points, thereby assigning one or more transition points tothe user selected music track based on the one or more detectedinflection points. The user engagement data analyzing module 116 may beconfigured to generate one or more start and stop points correspondingto the one or more transition points on the user selected music track.The user engagement data analyzing module may be configured to analyzethe generated one or more start and stop points for selected musictracks. The user engagement data analyzing module may also be configuredto transfer the transition points corresponding to selected music tracksto the computing device for creating the videos. The user engagementdata analyzing module may be configured to analyze user engagement datato create video create heat maps. The user engagement data analyzingmodule may be configured to create and transfer video heat maps (or heatmaps) based on the analyzed data. The user engagement data collectingmodule 114 may be configured to receive heat maps based on the userengagement data and display the heat maps to the user on the computingdevice 102.

Referring to FIG. 2 is a block diagram 200 depicting an embodiment ofthe user engagement data collecting module 114 on the computing device102, in accordance with one or more exemplary embodiments. The userengagement data collecting module 114 includes a bus 201, a registrationmodule 202, an authentication module 204, a music tracks selectionmodule 206, a script selection module 208, a video recording module 210,a user actions performing module 212, and heat map displaying module214. The bus 201 may include a path that permits communication among themodules of the user engagement data colleting module 114 installed onthe computing device 102. The term “module” is used broadly herein andrefers generally to a program resident in the memory 112 of thecomputing device 102.

The registration module 202 may be configured to enable the user toregister on the user engagement data collecting module 114 installed onthe computing device 102 by providing basic details of the user. Thebasic details may include but not limited to email, password, first andlast name, phone number, address details, and the like. The registrationmodule 202 may also be configured to transfer the user registrationdetails to the server 106 over the network 104. The server 106 mayinclude the user engagement data analyzing module 116. The userengagement data analyzing module 116 may be configured to receive theuser registration details from the registration module 202. Theauthentication module 204 may be configured to enable the user to log inand access the user engagement data analyzing module 114 installed onthe computing device 102 by using the user login identity credentials.The music tracks selection module 206 may be configured to display theavailable music tracks on the track screen to the user. The availablemusic tracks may include but not limited to templates of particularvideos. The music tracks selection module 206 may also be configured toenable the user to access the music tracks from third-partyapplications. The music tracks selection module 206 may also beconfigured to transfer the user selected music track to the server 106over the network 104. The script selection module 208 may be configuredto display the available scripts on the track screen to the user. Theavailable scripts may include but not limited to soundtracks of theparticular videos. The script selection module 208 may also beconfigured to enable the user to access the scripts from the third-partyapplications. The music tracks selection module 206 and the scriptselection module 208 may also be configured to allow the user to accessand select the music track and the scripts for creating or recordingvideo segments. The server 106 may include the user engagement dataanalyzing module 116. The user engagement data analyzing module 116 maybe configured to receive the user selected music track and selectedscript. Here script may be a story, content.

The video recording module 210 may be configured to enable the user totap a camera icon on the computing device 102 to record the videosegments using the music tracks and scripts. The video recording module210 may also be configured to enable the user to upload pre-recordedvideos on the computing device 102. The video recording module 210 mayalso be configured to enable the user to upload the videos stored fromthe memory 112 of the computing device 102. The video recording module210 may also be configured to display the start and stop points of themusic track to the user. The video recording module 210 may also beconfigured to enable the user to record video segments at the start andstop points of the music track. The video recording module 210 may alsobe configured to enable the user to record video segments usingavailable scripts. The video recording module 208 may also be configuredto transfer the user recorded video segments to the server 106. Thevideo recording module 208 may also be configured to allow the user torecord the complete scene corresponding to the entire track durationmultiple times. The video recording module 208 may also be configured toenable the user to create transition videos. The user actions performingmodule 216 may also be configured to enable the user to perform actionswhile watching a video. The user perform actions may include, but notlimited to like the video, share the video on social platforms, clickaward icon on social platforms, repeat the particular segment of thevideo content while watching, skip particular segment of the videocontent, pause the video content at particular point, and track thevideo at particular point. The user perform actions may be userengagement with video content. The user actions performing module mayalso be configured to send performed user actions with time stamps tothe server.

The heat map displaying module 212 may be configured to receive heat mapwith video content based on the user interactions of the individualusers. Here users may be viewers. Heat maps may be graphicalrepresentation of the user engagement data with video content, which maybe typically used to visualize the areas of a website or applicationthat are mostly clicked or interacted with. In the case of videocontent, a heat map may be used to show which parts of the video areviewed the most by users, or which sections of the video are mostfrequently replayed. By receiving the generated heat maps fromindividual users' interactions. The heat map displaying module 212 maybe configured to provide valuable insights into how users are engagingwith video content or the overall experience. The heat map displayingmodule 212 may also be configured to represent the engagement and heatmaps with special icons. These special icon may be displayed above aheat map bar on the computing device. The special icons may include, butnot limited to like icon, share icon, award icon, camera icon, soundtrack icon, audio video inflection points icon. In accordance to the oneor more exemplary embodiments, engagement intensity may be representedwith different special icons. The different special icons may be mappedwith different colors onto the heat map bar with various opacities basedon the relative intensity of engagement happening on a particular pointof a video. The actual engagement representations with special icons maybe displayed above the heat map bar to communicate actual happening. Thespecial icons may be animated icons. The heat map displaying module maybe representative usernames, user profile photos, or both indicating. Inaccordance to the exemplary embodiment, the special icons may berepresented different user-driven engagements. The special icons may berepresented on the engagement heat map includes likes, awards, socialshares, new video creation using the template of a particular video, newvideo creation using a soundtrack of a particular video, transitions,music inflection points, story/script inflection points, usage of anyvisual effects, usage of any sound effects.

Referring to FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting an embodiment of theuser engagement data analyzing module 116 on the server 106, inaccordance with one or more exemplary embodiments. The user engagementdata analyzing module 116 include a bus 301, an authentication dataprocessing module 302, a music tracks and script receiving module 304, avideo receiving module 306, a video analysis module 308, an audioanalysis module 310, a script inflection points detection module 312, amusic track inflection points 314, a video segments synchronizationmodule 316, a video transitions generating module 318, a heat mapgenerating module 320. The bus 301 may include a path that permitscommunication among the modules of the user engagement data analyzingmodule 116 installed on the server 106.

The authentication data processing module 302 may be configured toreceive the user registration details from the registration module 202.The authentication data processing module 302 may also be configured togenerate the user login identity credentials using the user registrationdetails. The identity credentials comprise a unique identifier (e.g., ausername, an email address, a date of birth, a house address, a mobilenumber, and the like), and a secured code (e.g., a password, a symmetricencryption key, biometric values, a passphrase, and the like). The musictracks and script receiving module 304 may be configured to receive theuser selected music track and selected script from the music tracksselection module 206 and the script selection module 208. The audioanalysis module 310 may be configured to perform the audio analysis onthe user selected music track and detects the changes in the userselected music track. The changes may include but not limited to pace,energy, volume, fusion tracks, and the like. The music track inflectionpoints detection module 314 may be configured to detect inflectionpoints based on the changes in pace, energy, volume, and fusion tracksof the user selected music track. The script inflection points detectionmodule 312 may be configured to detect inflection points based on thedecisive changes of the user selected the script.

The video receiving module 306 may be configured to receive the userrecorded video segments from the video recording module 204. The videoanalysis module 308 may be configured to analyze the user recorded videosegments to detect objects and points from the user recorded videosegments. The video segments synchronization module 316 may beconfigured to synchronize the user recorded video segments based on thedetected objects and points from the user recorded video segments. Thevideo transitions generating module 318 may be configured to stitch theright portions from each video segment to create a transition video. Theheat map generating module 320 may be configured to receive detecteduser actions from the user actions performing module 214, detected musicinflection points from the music inflection points detection module 314,detected script inflection points from script inflection pointsdetection module 312, generated transition videos from the videotransitions generating module 318, user authentication details from theauthentication data processing module 302. The heat map generatingmodule 320 may be configured to analyze the received data from submodules of the user engagement data collecting module 114 and the userengagement data analyzing module 116. The heat map generating module 320may be configured to generate heat maps based on the analyzed the userengagement data with video content. The heat map generating module 320may also be configured to generate heat maps bar and user performedactions icons. The user performed actions icons may be representeduser-driven engagements. The user-driven engagements may include, butnot limited to like the video, share the video on social platforms,click award on social platforms, repeat the particular segment of thevideo content while watching, skip particular segment of the videocontent, pause the video content at particular point, and track thevideo at particular point. The heat map generating module 320 may beconfigured to send the generated heat map to the user engagement datacollecting module over the network 104. The heat map may include but notlimited to heat map bar, user performed actions with icons and the like.

In accordance to the exemplary embodiment, the user engagement datacollecting module 114 may be configured to collect the video creationdata with time stamps when user creating the video. Here video creationdata may be referred to user engagement data. The video creation datamay include, but not limited to hashtags, visual effects, characters,scenes, sound effects. The user engagement data collecting module 114may be configured to collected video creation data to the server, Theserver include the user engagement data collecting module may beconfigured to receive the collected video creation data. The userengagement data collecting module may be configured may be configured toanalyze the receive the collected video creation data and also userengagement data. The user engagement data collecting module may beconfigured to generate the heat maps based on the analyzed data. Theuser engagement data collecting module may be configured to transfer thegenerated the heat maps to the computing device 102. The computingdevice 102 includes heat map displaying module may be configured toenable the user to access the generated heat maps. The heat mapdisplaying module may be configured to display generated heat maps asheat map bar and represent user performing actions with icons.

Referring to FIG. 4 is a flow diagram 400 depicting a method forcreating heat maps, in accordance with one or more exemplaryembodiments. The method 400 may be carried out in the context of thedetails of FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 . However, the method 400 mayalso be carried out in any desired environment. Further, theaforementioned definitions may equally apply to the description below.

The method commences at step 402, enabling a user to login into a userengagement data collecting module by providing user credentials.Thereafter at step 404, enabling the user to access a special icon tocreate videos and view available videos after successful user login.Thereafter at step 406, collecting user engagement data with time stampswhen user creating the video or viewing video by the user engagementdata collecting module. Thereafter at step 408, transferring collecteduser engagement data on the video content to a server by the userengagement data collecting module over a network. Thereafter at step410, receiving the collected user engagement data on the video contentby a user engagement data analyzing module. Thereafter at step 412,analyzing the user engagement data by the user engagement data by theuser engagement data analyzing module. Thereafter at step 414,generating the heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data bythe user engagement data analyzing module. Thereafter at step 416,transferring the generated heat maps to the computing device by the userengagement data analyzing module over the network. Thereafter at step418, receiving the generated heat maps from the engagement dataanalyzing module by the user engagement data collected module over thenetwork. Thereafter at step 420, displaying the heat maps as a heat mapbar with user performed actions on the computing device by the userengagement data collecting module.

In accordance with one or more exemplary embodiments, the user actionsperforming module 214 may be configured to perform user engagement withvideo content. Here user engagement may include but not limited to userinteraction with video content. The user actions performing module 214may be configured to enable the user to perform one or more actionswhile viewing video content. The one or more actions may include, butnot limited to repeat a particular segment/frame of the video, skip aparticular segment/frame of the video, pause the video at particularpoint of time. The user engagement while user creating the video, theuser endearment data collecting module may be configured to enable theuser to select a script from templates, select a music from thetemplates. The user engagement data collecting module 114 may beconfigured to enable the user to select any visual effect and soundeffect from the visual effect library and sound effect library, and alsothe select from third-part applications. The engagement data collectingmodule 114 comprises a script selection module 208 may be configured toenable the user to access and select a script from one or morepre-designed templates. The engagement data collecting module includes amusic selection module 206 may be configured to enable the user toaccess and select a music track from one or more pre-designed templates.The user actions performing module 214 may be configured to transfer theuser engagement with time stamp to the server 106. The script selectionmodule 208 and the music track selection module 206 may be configured totransfer user selected script and music track to the server.

The server 106 includes a video analysis module 308 may be configured toreceive user engagement with video content from the user actionsperforming module 214. The music tracks and script receiving module 304may be configured to receive the user selected script and user selectedmusic track from the script selection module 208 and the music trackselection module. The script inflection points detection module 312 maybe configured to detect script inflection points on detected changes inthe user selected script. The music inflection points detection module314 may be configured to detect music inflection points on detectedchanges in the user selected music track. The video transitionsgenerating module 318 may be configured to generate transitions videosbased on the detected one or more script inflection points and one ormore music inflection points. The heat map generating module 320 may beconfigured to receive the generated transitions, detected scriptinflection points, detected music inflection points, detected userperformed actions from the video transitions generating module 318, thescript inflection points detection module 312, the music inflectionpoints detection module 314, a video analysis module 308. The heat mapgenerating module 320 may be configured to generate heat maps based onreceived generated transitions, detected script inflection points,detected music inflection points, detected user performed actions,whereby the heat map generating module 320 may be configured to the heatmap displaying module on the computing device 102. The heat mapdisplaying module 320 may be configured to enable the user to view andaccess valuable insights for user engaging with video content. The usermay include but not limited to a viewer and content creator. Enablingcontent creator to improve the video content based on accessed valuableinsights.

In other one or more exemplary embodiments, the system may be configuredto enable the user to communicate the different duration points of thevideo where users can observe inflection points belonging to Audio &Video. Audio/Video inflection points mapped on the Heat map indeedsystem driven engagements.

Referring to FIG. 5 is a block diagram 500 illustrating the details of adigital processing system 500 in which various aspects of the presentdisclosure are operative by execution of appropriate softwareinstructions. The Digital processing system 500 may correspond to thecomputing device 102 (or any other system in which the various featuresdisclosed above can be implemented).

Digital processing system 500 may contain one or more processors such asa central processing unit (CPU) 510, random access memory (RAM) 520,secondary memory 530, graphics controller 560, display unit 570, networkinterface 580, and input interface 590. All the components exceptdisplay unit 570 may communicate with each other over communication path550, which may contain several buses as is well known in the relevantarts. The components of FIG. 5 are described below in further detail.

CPU 510 may execute instructions stored in RAM 520 to provide severalfeatures of the present disclosure. CPU 510 may contain multipleprocessing units, with each processing unit potentially being designedfor a specific task. Alternatively, CPU 510 may contain only a singlegeneral-purpose processing unit.

RAM 520 may receive instructions from secondary memory 530 usingcommunication path 550. RAM 520 is shown currently containing softwareinstructions, such as those used in threads and stacks, constitutingshared environment 525 and/or user programs 526. Shared environment 525includes operating systems, device drivers, virtual machines, etc.,which provide a (common) run time environment for execution of userprograms 526.

Graphics controller 560 generates display signals (e.g., in RGB format)to display unit 570 based on data/instructions received from CPU 510.Display unit 570 contains a display screen to display the images definedby the display signals. Input interface 590 may correspond to a keyboardand a pointing device (e.g., touch-pad, mouse) and may be used toprovide inputs. Network interface 580 provides connectivity to a network(e.g., using Internet Protocol), and may be used to communicate withother systems (such as those shown in FIG. 1 ) connected to the network104.

Secondary memory 530 may contain hard drive 535, flash memory 536, andremovable storage drive 537. Secondary memory 530 may store the datasoftware instructions (e.g., for performing the actions noted above withrespect to the Figures), which enable digital processing system 500 toprovide several features in accordance with the present disclosure.

Some or all of the data and instructions may be provided on removablestorage unit 540, and the data and instructions may be read and providedby removable storage drive 537 to CPU 510. Floppy drive, magnetic tapedrive, CD-ROM drive, DVD Drive, Flash memory, removable memory chip(PCMCIA Card, EEPROM) are examples of such removable storage drive 537.

Removable storage unit 540 may be implemented using medium and storageformat compatible with removable storage drive 537 such that removablestorage drive 537 can read the data and instructions. Thus, removablestorage unit 540 includes a computer readable (storage) medium havingstored therein computer software and/or data. However, the computer (ormachine, in general) readable medium can be in other forms (e.g.,non-removable, random access, etc.).

In this document, the term “computer program product” is used togenerally refer to removable storage unit 540 or hard disk installed inhard drive 535. These computer program products are means for providingsoftware to digital processing system 500. CPU 510 may retrieve thesoftware instructions, and execute the instructions to provide variousfeatures of the present disclosure described above.

The term “storage media/medium” as used herein refers to anynon-transitory media that store data and/or instructions that cause amachine to operate in a specific fashion. Such storage media maycomprise non-volatile media and/or volatile media. Non-volatile mediaincludes, for example, optical disks, magnetic disks, or solid-statedrives, such as storage memory 530. Volatile media includes dynamicmemory, such as RAM 520. Common forms of storage media include, forexample, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, solid-state drive,magnetic tape, or any other magnetic data storage medium, a CD-ROM, anyother optical data storage medium, any physical medium with patterns ofholes, a RAM, a PROM, and EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, NVRAM, any other memorychip or cartridge.

Storage media is distinct from but may be used in conjunction withtransmission media. Transmission media participates in transferringinformation between storage media. For example, transmission mediaincludes coaxial cables, copper wire and fiber optics, including thewires that comprise bus (communication path) 550. Transmission media canalso take the form of acoustic or light waves, such as those generatedduring radio-wave and infra-red data communications.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, enabling auser to login into a user engagement data collecting module 114 byproviding user credentials.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, enabling theuser to access a special icon to create videos and view available videosafter successful user login.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, collectinguser engagement data with time stamps when the user creating the videocontent and viewing video content by the user engagement data collectingmodule 114.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, transferringcollected user engagement data to a server by the user engagement datacollecting module over a network 104.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, receivingthe collected user engagement data from the user engagement datacollecting module 114 by a user engagement data analyzing module 116enabled in the server 106.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, analyzingthe user engagement data by the user engagement data analyzing module116.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, generatingthe heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data by the userengagement data analyzing module 116.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, transferringthe generated heat maps to the computing device 102 by the userengagement data analyzing module 116 over the network 106.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, receivingthe generated heat maps from the engagement data analyzing module 116 bythe user engagement data collected module 116 over the network 106.

According to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, displayingthe heat maps as a heat map bar and user performed actions with icons onthe computing device by the user engagement data collecting module 114.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment”, “anembodiment”, or similar language means that a particular feature,structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodimentis included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus,appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment”, “in an embodiment” andsimilar language throughout this specification may, but do notnecessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics ofthe disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments. In the above description, numerous specific details areprovided such as examples of programming, software modules, userselections, network transactions, database queries, database structures,hardware modules, hardware circuits, hardware chips, etc., to provide athorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure.

Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of certainpreferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments andmodifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are withinthe principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions andfigures are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and notrestrictive.

Thus the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appendedclaims and includes both combinations and sub-combinations of thevarious features described hereinabove as well as variations andmodifications thereof, which would occur to persons skilled in the artupon reading the foregoing description.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for creating video heat maps,comprising: enabling a user to login into a user engagement datacollecting module by providing user credentials; enabling the user toaccess a special icon to create videos and view available videos aftersuccessful user login; collecting user engagement data with time stampswhen the user creates the video content and views video content by theuser engagement data collecting module; transferring collected userengagement data to a server by the user engagement data collectingmodule over a network; receiving the collected user engagement data fromthe user engagement data collecting module by a user engagement dataanalyzing module enabled in the server; analyzing the user engagementdata by the user engagement data analyzing module; generating the heatmaps based on the analyzed user engagement data by the user engagementdata analyzing module; transferring the generated heat maps to thecomputing device by the user engagement data analyzing module over thenetwork; receiving the generated heat maps from the engagement dataanalyzing module by the user engagement data collected module over thenetwork; and displaying the heat maps as a heat map bar and the userperformed actions with icons on the computing device by the userengagement data collecting module.
 2. The method of claim 1, comprisinga step of performing user engagement during viewing the video at leastone of: repeating a particular segment of the video, skipping aparticular segment of the video, pausing the video at a particular pointin time by the user actions performing module.
 3. The method of claim 1,a step of collecting video creation data with time stamps when the videois created by the user engagement data collecting module,
 4. The methodof claim 3, wherein the video creation data comprises hashtags, visualeffects, characters, scenes, sound effects.
 5. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of allowing the user to access and select a script anda music track from one or more pre-designed templates by a scriptselection module and a music selection module.
 6. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of transferring the user engagement and video creationdata with a time stamp to the server by the user actions performingmodule.
 7. The method of claim 1, comprising a step of transferring userselected script and music track to the server by the script selectionmodule and the music track selection module.
 8. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of receiving user engagement data and the videocreation data with time stamps from the user actions performing moduleby a video analysis module.
 9. The method of claim 1, comprising a stepof receiving the user selected script and user selected music track fromthe script selection module and the music track selection module by amusic tracks and script receiving module.
 10. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of detecting one or more script inflection points ondetected changes in the user selected script by a script inflectionpoints detection module.
 11. The method of claim 1, comprising a step ofdetecting one or more music inflection points on detected changes in theuser selected music track by a music inflection points detection module.12. The method of claim 1, comprising a step of generating transitionvideos based on the one or more detected script inflection points, oneor more detected music inflection points and video creation data by avideo transition generating module.
 13. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of receiving the generated transitions, detectedscript inflection points, detected music inflection points, detecteduser performed actions from the video transitions generating module, thestory inflection points detection module, the music inflection pointsdetection module, a video analysis module by a heat map generatingmodule.
 14. The method of claim 1, comprising a step of generating heatmaps based on received generated transitions, detected script inflectionpoints, detected music inflection points, and detected user performedactions by the heat map generating module.
 15. The method of claim 1,comprising a step of transferring generated heat maps to the computingdevice by the heat map generating module over the network.
 16. Themethod of claim 1, comprising a step of receiving generated heat mapsfrom the heat map generating module by a heat map displaying module. 17.The method of claim 1, comprising a step of enabling the user to accessvaluable insights for user engaging with video content by the heat mapdisplaying module.
 18. The method of claim 1, comprising a step ofenabling the user to improve the video content based on accessedvaluable insights.
 19. A system for creating video heat maps,comprising: a computing device configured to establish communicationwith a server over a network, whereby the computing device comprises auser engagement data collecting module configured to enable a user tolog in by providing user credentials, thereby user engagement datacollecting module configured to enable the user to access a special iconto create videos and view available videos after successful user login,the user engagement data collecting module configured to collect userengagement data with time stamps when the user creating the videocontent and viewing video content, the video creating module configuredto transfer the collected user engagement data to the server over anetwork; the server comprising a user engagement data analyzing moduleconfigured to receive the collected user engagement data from the userengagement data collecting module, whereby the user engagement dataanalyzing module configured to analyze the collected user engagementdata; the user engagement data analyzing module configured to generatethe heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data, whereby theuser engagement data analyzing module configured to transfer thegenerated heat maps to the computing device over the network; and theuser engagement data collecting module is configured to receive thegenerated heat maps from the user engagement data analyzing module overthe network, whereby the user engagement data collecting moduleconfigured to display the heat maps as a heat map bar and user performedactions with icons.
 20. A computer program product comprising anon-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readableprogram code embodied therein to be executed by one or more processors,said program code including instructions to: enable a user to login intoa user engagement data collecting module by providing user credentials;enable the user to access a special icon to create videos and viewavailable videos after successful user login; collect user engagementdata with time stamps when the user creates the video content and viewsvideo content by the user engagement data collecting module; transfercollected user engagement data to a server by the user engagement datacollecting module over a network; receive the collected user engagementdata from the user engagement data collecting module by a userengagement data analyzing module enabled in the server analyze the userengagement data by the user engagement data analyzing module; generatethe heat maps based on the analyzed user engagement data by the userengagement data analyzing module; transfer the generated heat maps tothe computing device by the user engagement data analyzing module overthe network; receive the generated heat maps from the engagement dataanalyzing module by the user engagement data collected module over thenetwork; and display the heat maps as a heat map bar with user-performedactions on the computing device by the user engagement data collectingmodule.